HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-03-2009 ITEM III-CWASHINGTON
I. CALL TO ORDER
CITY OF AUBURN
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
July 20, 2009
DRAFT MINUTES
Chairman Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. in Council Chambers, located on
the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, Washington. Committee members
present were: Chairman Rich Wagner, Vice -Chair Gene Cerino, and Member Sue Singer. Also
present during the meeting were: Mayor Peter B. Lewis, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy,
City Engineer/Assistant Director Dennis Selle, Assistant City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Senior Project
Engineer Bill Helbig, Utilities Engineer Dan Repp, Water Utility Engineer Cynthia Lamothe, Street
System Engineer Seth Wickstrom, Project Engineer Ryan Vondrak, Project Engineer Jacob
Sweeting, Transportation Planner Joe Welsh, Transportation Planner/Grants Manager Chris
Hankins, City Attorney Dan Heid, Assistant City Attorney Steven Gross, Planning Director Cindy
Baker, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Senior Planner Chris Andersen, Environmental
Protection Manager Kelly McLain Aardal, Assistant Planning Director Kevin Snyder, Grant Writer
Michael Wilson, Lara Kammereck, Project Manager for Corollo Engineers, Citizen Wayne
Osborne, and Department Secretary Jennifer Rigsby.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
It was moved by Vice -Chair Cerino, seconded by Member Singer, that the Committee approve
the Public Works Committee minutes for date, July 6, 2009.
Motion carried 3-0.
B. PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE FOR PROJECT NO. CP0904, 2009 CITYWIDE SIDEWALK
REPAIR PROJECT
Street System Engineer Wickstrom confirmed that the project scope included repairing existing
sidewalks and not filling in gaps in sidewalk facilities with new sidewalk, following questions
asked by Chairman Wagner. Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle responded to questions
asked by Vice -Chair Cerino regarding the prioritization of sidewalks indicating that the repair of
those that are a potential tripping hazard all the time, verses those sidewalks where ice may
form during the winter months, were a higher priority.
It was moved by Vice -Chair Cerino, seconded by Member Singer, that the Committee
recommend Council grant permission to advertise for Project No. CP0904, 2009 Citywide
Sidewalk Repair Project.
Motion carried 3-0.
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C. PERMISSION TO AWARD CONTRACT NO. 09-12 FOR PROJECT NO. CP090112009
LOCAL STREET PAVEMENT PRESERVATION TO WOODWORTH & COMPANY INC ON
THEIR LOW BID OF $4641729.86
The Committee and staff discussed the Green River Flood Impact Map and streets included in
the scope of the project that may be susceptible to future flooding.
It was moved by Vice -Chair Cerino, seconded by Member Singer, that the Committee
recommend Council grant permission to award Contract No. 09-12 for Project No. CP0901 ,
2009 Local Street Pavement Preservation to Woodworth & Company, Inc.
Motion carried 3-0.
D. PERMISSION TO AWARD CONTRACT NO. 09-10 FOR PROJECT NO. CP090712009
ARTERIAL AND COLLECTOR PAVEMENT PATCHING TO ICON MATERIALS INC. ON
THEIR LOW BID OF $113871819.00
Chairman Wagner asked if the arterial and collector streets included in the scope of the project
were based on recommendations from the Citizens' Arterial Task Force. Street System
Engineer Wickstrom answered the streets were chosen by staff prior to the meeting of the
Task Force. Mayor Lewis stated the Task Force was made aware of the project and that
information was considered as they wrote their report.
Member Singer asked about the amount of money remaining in the contingency fund.
Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle answered the bid for the project was lower than the
Engineer's Estimate and staff is proposing to return to the Committee at a later date with a
recommendation to expand the scope of the project to include additional streets.
It was moved by Vice -Chair Cerino, seconded by Member Singer, that the Committee
recommend Council grant permission to award Contract No. 09-10 for Project No. CP0907,
2009 Arterial and Collector Pavement Patching to ICON Materials, Inc.
Motion carried 3-0.
E. PERMISSION TO AWARD CONTRACT NO. 07-24 FOR PROJECT NO. CP073112007
SEWER MAIN REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT TO RODARTE CONSTRUCTION INC. ON
THEIR LOW BID OF $9811005.03.
Chairman Wagner asked if the project description was correct or if it should be 2009 Sewer
Main Repair and Replacement. Project Engineer Vondrak answered the description is correct
and that the project began design in 2007 and was delayed for construction until this year.
Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle and Assistant City Engineer Gaub answered questions
asked by Chairman Wagner regarding why funds from the Save Our Streets Program (SOS.)
were being used for the overlay portion of 22nd Street NE from O Street to Riverview Drive and
not the Utility Funds. Utility funds are being used to complete trench restoration and SOS
funds are being used to complete the SOS overlay of the roadway when the sewer work is
complete.
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Director Dowdy and Mayor Lewis answered questions asked by Member Singer regarding the
use of Utility Funds to repair the infrastructure in the Downtown Area. Director Dowdy
confirmed staff will be calculating the amount of participation by the Utility Funds for the
Promenade project.
It was moved by Vice -Chair Cerino, seconded by Member Singer, that the Committee
recommend Council grant permission to award Contract No. 07-24 for Project No. CP0731,
2007 Sewer Main Repair and Replacement to Rodarte Construction, Inc.
Motion carried 3-0.
F. APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CONSULTANT AGREEMENT NO. AG -C-300 WITH
GRAY AND OSBORNE INC FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
SERVICES FOR SMALL WORKS PROJECT NO. CP0743, 2007 LOCAL STORM DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENT
Utilities Engineer Repp answered questions asked by Member Singer regarding the percent
spent on design and management of the project by the consultant. Repp stated the work
being done by the consultant is not strictly design work but is intended to provide construction
contract administration and inspection in place of City staff. .
It was moved by Vice -Chair Cerino, seconded by Member Singer, that the Committee
recommend Council approve Amendment No. 3 to Consultant Agreement No. AG -C-300 with
Gray and Osborne, Inc. for Small Works Project No. CP0743, 2007 Local Storm Drainage
Improvement.
Motion carried 3-0
G. APPROVE FINAL PAY ESTIMATE NO. 5 TO CONTRACT NO. 08-04 IN THE AMOUNT OF
$91300.21 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE OF $205,017.90 WITH MERLINO BROTHERS,
LLC AND ACCEPT CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT NO. CP0760, AUBURN WAY NORTH
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
Chairman Wagner explained that he had used the new crossing and some fine tuning of the
signal timing is needed. Wagner stated as he reached the second length of the crossing,
drivers stopped prior to the traffic signal light changing to red and drivers are so use to
stopping for pedestrians waiting in crossing islands that they do not notice the signal. Project
Engineer Sweeting stated staff is aware of the timing concerns and there are options to
program the signal differently that are currently being reviewed by staff.
Sweeting described the signal options that staff is researching, including their feasibility and
potential liability concerns.
It was moved by Vice -Chair Cerino, seconded by Member Singer, that the Committee
recommend Council approve Final Pay Estimate No. 5 to Contract No. 08-04 with Merlino
Brothers, LLC and accept final construction of Project No. CP0760, Auburn Way North
Pedestrian Crossing.
Motion carried 3-0.
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III. ISSUES
There were no issues for committee action.
IV. DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION
A. FEMA / NMFS BIOLOGICAL OPINION* (McLain Aardal)
Environmental Protection Manager McLain Aardal provided a brief background on the FEMA /
NMFS Biological Opinion for the Committee. On September 22, 2008, the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) completed their formal consultation with FEMA regarding the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The consultation found that the NFIP, as
administered, is harmful to several species protected under the federal Endangered Species
Act. There are seven elements that FEMA is required to implement to protect the species and
staff is requesting that Councilmembers discuss the matrix provided by the Planning
Department and provide policy direction and guidance for future review of a model ordinance
from the federal agencies.
Chairman Wagner asked if the comment made at the Planning and Development Community
Committee and Municipal Services Committee Meetings were included. McLain Aardal stated
the comments are being combined into a single document which will be distributed to
Councilmembers for feedback.
The Committee and staff discussed restrictions on new crossings over river and streams.
Chairman Wagner commented it is not sensible to restrict bridges over rivers.
Member Singer spoke about conducting a land study that would show how the restrictions will
affect the City's ability to handle population density. Chairman Wagner agreed. The Mayor
discussed possible limitation for building on Lea Hill.
Mayor Lewis stated feedback, recommendations, and analysis from the City will go directly to
the federal government.
Chairman Wagner said the Committee will review the matrix and submit feedback directly to
Environmental Protection Manager McLain Aardal.
B. ORDINANCE NO. 6253 AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 18.26 —LIGHT COMMERCIAL (C-1)
ZONING DISTRICT
Assistant Planning Director Snyder reported several options for the amendment to Chapter
18.26 were presented at the Planning and Community Development Meeting, Monday, July 13,
2009. The ordinance being recommended by staff will allow multi -family development to be
part of a Mixed Use Development project, subject to several conditions. Snyder stated Mixed
Use Development would be a permitted use and multi -family development, as part of Mixed
Use Development, provided that multi -family development only occur concurrent with or
subsequent of the development of non-residential components. This will ensure that
residential development does not get too far ahead of non-residential development when part
of a Mixed Use Development.
Snyder continued, the second criterion is that there would be a level of traffic and
transportation analysis that would occur with the project, appropriate to the scale and type of
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development. The Planning Director and City Engineer would review projects and make a
determination as to the level of analysis that would be needed.
The other two conditions are applications for Mixed Use Development would have to comply
with the City's Multi -family and Mixed Use Design Standards and applications that included
multi -family dwellings would have a neighborhood review meeting.
Also included in the draft ordinance, is a definition for Mixed Use Development.
Assistant Planning Director Snyder explained the feedback from the Public Works Committee
will be taken to the next Planning and Community Development Committee Meeting on
Monday, July 27, 2009 and then proceed to Planning Commission on August 4, 2009 and City
Council on August 17, 2009 for consideration for adoption.
Chairman Wagner asked for the expiration date of the moratorium. Snyder answered the
moratorium is scheduled to expire October 20, 2009
Member Singer asked if a transportation analysis would be required of every development,
even if it was not needed. Snyder responded the City Engineer and Planning Director would
jointly determine if a traffic and transportation analysis would be needed based on certain
criteria.
Chairman Wagner distributed a copy of City Code 17.16.010, Neighborhood Circulation Plan,
and recommended a similar approach be used when pertaining to Mixed Use Development
with multi -family dwelling projects. Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle stated staff was
going to discuss adding something similar to 17.16.010 to the Design Standards.
Mayor Lewis asked if the draft ordinance allows for the Public Works and Planning
Departments to move forward if a Neighborhood Circulation Plan type process is added.
Snyder answered that based on the language in the ordinance it does.
Member Singer recommended the Public be made aware that the ordinance would not be a
Mixed Use Development requirement does not apply to all of C-1, but only when multi -family is
being included.
Assistant Director Snyder answered questions asked by Chairman Wagner regarding the
removal of 18.20.030, item A. The Committee discussed retaining 1,200 square feet of lot
area as a standard but did not recommend its retention.
There were no additional comments.
C. COMMUNITY CENTER AND ACTIVITY CENTER PROJECTS STRATEGIC PLAN AND
FINANCIAL PLAN
Grant Writer Wilson reported staff has been working to develop a Strategic Plan and means of
funding the construction of the Community and Activity Centers. Wilson presented the
prepared Strategic Plan and Financial Overview to the Committee.
Wilson stated the goal is to advertise for bids on the project, fund the project, and begin
construction by Spring 2010 and with that schedule in mind, a Financial Plan will be completed
by September 2009 with the New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) and Community Block Grant
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Loan implemented in Fall 2009 and closed out in January 2010. Wilson asked for feedback
and guidance from the Committee.
Grant Writer Wilson answered questions regarding the commitment of an intergovernmental
agreement regarding the City's use NMTC funds. Wilson reported a draft agreement has been
received and is currently being reviewed by the Legal Department and the next step will be to
draft a contract for Council approval.
Wilson briefed the Committee on the Financial Overview and project costs. Mayor Lewis and
Grant Writer Wilson answered questions asked by Chairman Wagner regarding the accuracy
of the total project cost.
Wilson stated components of the funding for the project include a partnerships with the Boys'
& Girls' Club and possibly the King County Housing Authority, and a Community Block Grant
Loan. Wilson pointed out by using Community Block Grant resources to pay the loan; no
General Fund monies would be used. Mayor Lewis answered questions asked by Member
Singer regarding the allocation of Community Block Grant funds.
Chairman Wagner and Member Singer asked for clarification on the Game Plan topic, item 2,
Scope of the Human Services Regional Center. Wilson answered the Human Services
Regional Center is a topic that has been identified as needing more discussion and is not a
part of the project but may result in a partnership or contract with another agency. A regional
center is not part of the Financial Plan for the Community and Activity Center project.
The Committee and staff discussed the availability and cost of NMTCs and the benefits to the
King County Housing Authority upon construction of the Community Center. Wilson described
additional resources for NMTCs.
Mayor Lewis answered questions asked by the Committee regarding Community Block Grant
Loans and the consequences if the Community Block Grant loses funding.
Grant Writer Wilson spoke about the preparatory and legal work that needs to be completed
prior to negotiations with the Boys' and Girls' Club and application of the NMTC.
Chairman Wagner asked when the project will go out to bid. Wilson answered, probably at the
end of 2009.
Wilson answered questions asked by Member Singer and Chairman Wagner regarding
Chairman Wagner's role as a representative at the strategic meetings. Member Singer
recommended Mayor Lewis' role be listed as Program Direction and Council's as Policy and
Budget. The Committee agreed.
The Committee reviewed the Financial Overview.
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D. DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLAN
Water Utility Engineer Lamothe provided a summary of the steps taken to develop the Draft
Comprehensive Water Plan. There were three portions of the plan that were brought to the
Committee for review and input, Policies and Criteria, Supply Strategy, and Capital
Improvements. Based on the feedback of the three portions, staff worked with the consultant
to develop the Comprehensive Draft Plan. Comments from the Public Works Committee as
well as the Planning and Community Development Committee will be incorporated, a SEPA
determination will be requested from the Planning Department, then the Comprehensive Draft
Plan will go out for Public Review and Comment on August 6, 2009.
Chairman Wagner commented one of the objectives of the review is to determine how much
the utility rates will need to be increased in order to cover utility improvements that have been
postponed in previous years. Chairman Wagner discussed the short-term Capital
Improvement Project costs and how they will affect the water rate increase. Chairman Wagner
asked the Committee and staff to consider, as the Draft Plan is reviewed, what can be
postponed or what can be changed in the assumptions that would lower the costs and cause
less of an impact to the rate increase.
Chairman Wagner commended staff and the consultant for the quality of the updated
Comprehensive Plan and asked that the consulting team working on the project be identified in
the final draft.
Utilities Engineer Repp reminded the Committee the plan can be changed and updated
pending the results of the rate study. Repp explained the rate study information is based on
the Comprehensive Plan. Repp discussed the difference between the annual rate increase
and the accumulative rate increase over the six year planning period.
Mayor Lewis stated one thing the Comprehensive Plan does show is the City cannot go
without making some improvements to the utilities every year and if projects continue to be
postponed costs and need are multiplied. Mayor Lewis discussed the rate increase and the
need to make yearly increases to avoid under funding the utilities.
The Committee began review of the Executive Summary.
ES.4 —Water Requirements
Chairman Wagner suggested using a lower percentile of data be used to select the single-
family equivalent residential unit (ERU) value. Project Manager Kammereck responded to a
question asked by Chairman Wagner regarding how the 75th percentile figure was chosen.
Kammereck stated 75 percent is a number consistent throughout the Plan.
Member Singer asked if the City was more focused on conservation if the figures could be
lowered. Kammereck stated they would be lower. Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle
commented on the impact conservation has on future rate increases. Project Manager
Kammereck spoke about the difficulty reaching more than a 1 percent conservation goal in the
Pacific Northwest. The Committee and staff discussed conservation methods that could be
used for peak seasonal usage.
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Chairman Wagner asked that the 75th percentile figure be reevaluated and possibly adjusted to
65. Kammereck stated the figures can be reviewed and discussed the limited impact making a
10 percent adjustment would have on the Six-year Capital Improvements Plan.
Water Utilities Engineer Lamothe spoke about the purpose of the Plan, describing it as a "living
document" that can be adjusted and updated as conservation methods and supply needs are
reviewed.
Utilities Engineer Repp reminded the Committee that the Plan also needs to be submitted to
the Department of Health and although there is some latitude in modifying key water planning
parameters (i.e. ERU, peaking factors, and minimum fire flow) major departures from industry
values may not be acceptable to Department of Health.
Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle stated there are time constraints on submittal of the Plan
and asked what part of the plan would need to be updated if the adjustments requested by the
Committee were made. Project Manager Kammereck answered Chapter 4, Chapter 6, and
Chapter 8 would need to be updated and the hydraulic model would need to be run again.
Water Utility Engineer Lamothe suggested the current Plan move forward and be reevaluated
on a yearly basis. Chairman Wagner recommended instead of recalculating all of the figures
to instead include a statement that the 75th percentile will be reevaluated. Selle spoke about
the adjustments that could be made to the plan based on the results of the rate study and the
adoption of the budget.
Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle and Water Utility Engineer Lamothe responded to
questions asked by Chairman Wagner regarding the population data.
Chairman Wagner asked the word "give," in the last sentence of the last paragraph on the
page, be changed to "sell." Mayor Lewis agreed.
ES.5 — Existing System
Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle responded to questions asked by Chairman Wagner
about the scale of the recommended hydrogeologic investigations. Selle said the investigation
will be done on an individual project basis.
The Committee, staff and the consultant discussed the information gathered during the 1999
hydrogeologic investigation.
Staff informed the Committee that the costs of the site specific hydrogeologic investigation are
included in each project's budget.
ES.6 Water Resources (page ES -11)
Chairman Wagner asked why gray water and recharging of aquifers were not mentioned in the
Water Reuse section. Selle stated instead of focusing on one specific strategy the focus in
this section is on all reuse opportunities.
Project Manager Kammereck stated the current policy says the City is going to work with the
County in future planning for wastewater reuse. Director Dowdy spoke about the Soos Creek
stimulus funding and obtaining water rights. Member Singer recommended changing "King
County" to "other agencies" in the last sentence of the Water Reuse section. Mayor Lewis
agreed.
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ES.9 — Hydraulic Analysis (page ES -13)
Chairman Wagner asked if the 1,500 gpm requirement for residential areas was relaxed for the
Lakeland Hills area for a portion of time and if it should be included in the Plan that number
could be adjusted dependant on circumstances. Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle said
there is nothing in the Plan that prohibits making temporary changes in fire flow requirements.
Chairman Wagner suggested the language be changed in regard to the term "requirement" to
clarify that it is not mandatory.
ES. 1 0 Capital Improvement Plan
Project Manager Kammereck responded to questions asked by Chairman Wagner regarding
the 30 percent construction cost contingency.
Selle discussed the difference between planning estimates and the estimate of construction
costs.
Utilities Engineer Repp answered questions about coverage of depreciation in the Financial
Section.
The Committee decided to submit additional comments and/or questions on the Draft
Comprehensive Plan to Water Utility Engineer Lamothe by July 27, 2009.
E. CODE UPDATE PROJECT — DESIGN STANDARDS
10.14 — Transit Stops
Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle stated staff is not reviewing transit stops for every
development but trying to work with the transit agency and would like to develop a threshold or
level of development that would generate the need for transit stops. Chairman Wagner
suggested the expected population of the development. Transportation Planner Welsh
pointed out population would work for residential, but not necessarily commercial development.
Member Singer said there are developments that would generate more use of transit, such as
Community Centers. Selle suggested more open language be added to the code that directed
staff to the transit agencies to coordinate and if the agencies felt it was necessary then the City
could make it a requirement. Chairman Wagner recommended a numeric threshold be
determined. Member Singer asked if the threshold could be calculated in distance from a bus
route. Transportation Planner Welsh explained the difficulty of having the transit agencies
reroute buses. Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle explained it will be a rare circumstance
when a transit stop would be generated based on the needs of individual developments.
Transportation Planner Welsh pointed out the term "pullout" is replacing the term "turnout," and
it was verified through the transit authority that "pullout" is the correct terminology.
1 0.1 4.2 — Locations for Bus Pullout Lanes
Transportation Planner Welsh answered questions asked by Chairman Wagner regarding item
A, and the distance from the intersection a pullout can be placed.
Chairman Wagner suggested more be added to item D to try and prevent pedestrians from
crossing illegally to get to bus stops.
Transportation Planner Welsh responded to questions asked by Chairman Wagner regarding
the length needed for reentry of busses into traffic.
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1 0.1 4.4 — Bus Stop Requirements
Transportation Planner Welsh explained there are Very few bus pullouts in the City. The Bus
Stop section was added because there are a lot of bus stops in the City and there were no
standards existing. Welsh stated in the past bus stops were handled through a Right -of -Way
Use Permit and staff would default to the transit agency's standards. The new section
basically follows the agency's standards with some minor differences. The transit agency will
be required to sign their shelters and provide contact information for maintenance of the
shelter. Transportation Planner Welsh answered questions asked by Member Singer
regarding bus stop lighting. Transportation Planner Welsh asked for clarification on how to
proceed in regards to lighting. Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle commented there may
need to be flexibility when is comes to lighting, utilizing either City light poles or Puget Sound
Energy (PSE) lights. Selle explained some of the conditions of the permit that could be
required of developers.
1 0.1 4.5 — Locations for Bus Stops and Bus Stop Features
Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle explained the boarding information that was added.
Chairman Wagner asked to discuss the Neighborhood Circulation Plan. Assistant Director/City
Engineer Selle said staff's recommendation is to take something similar to the existing code for
sub -divisions and write a separate section adjacent to the traffic impact analysis for circulation.
Transportation Planner Welsh spoke about the consideration of internal design, using a Multi
Use development and the Verdana development as examples. Welsh stated there is currently
no code or standards authority to make determinations on design and when it comes to
neighborhood circulation and site circulation, internal design may be something the Committee
may want to consider.
10. 1 7.1 — When Traffic Impact Analyses and Required
Chairman Wagner suggested the language be changed from "potentially affect" to
"significantly affect." Selle stated most of the time there would be a SEPA application
associated with the size of the development and the conditions could come from the SEPA
authority. The Committee and staff discussed the size of developments that would trigger
SEPA.
Transportation Planner Welsh discussed circumstances where a technical traffic analysis
would be most beneficial versus a more flexible analysis.
F. CAPITAL PROJECT STATUS REPORT* (Helbig)
Item 2 — C504A — R Street SE Utility Improvement: Vice -Chair Cerino commented on the new
condition of R Street SE. Senior Project Engineer Helbig reported the final part of the project
is some storm work to be done on 17th Street and so the south half of the road will be replaced
and a final overlay of the entire road is yet to be completed.
Item 3 — CP0762 — Les Gove Neighborhood Improvements — Phase 1: Chairman Wagner
verified the project is 45% complete. Helbig stated most of the work was done underground.
Item 4 — CP0741 — A Street SE Pedestrian Improvement: Chairman Wagner asked if there
were any issues with the project. Helbig stated it started slowly, but is now moving. Helbig
answered questions about the depth of the excavation for the wall footing.
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Item — CP0701 — 8t" and R Street Traffic Signal: Senior Project Engineer Helbig answered
questions asked by Chairman Wagner regarding the status of the Right -of -Way acquisition.
Helbig reported the City is in negotiations with the property owner on the southeast corner of
the intersection.
Director Dowdy and Helbig responded to questions asked by Member Singer regarding the
cost effectiveness of the project and the need for the signal as a safety improvement.
Chairman Wagner commented the project was first proposed when the Committee began to
focus more on pedestrian safety.
Item 16 — Mill Creek/Peasley Canyon Culvert Replacement: Director Dowdy stated he has an
RCW that the Legal Department and the Attorney General for the State are reviewing to
determine responsibility. The roadway and the culvert are in the existing WSDOT Right -of -
Way for SR -18 and now staff is working with the State to determine maintenance
responsibility.
The Committee and staff discussed the consequences of letting the road wash out.
Item 24 — Downtown Water Quality Facility: Chairman Wagner asked the status of the design.
Helbig stated the project is at about 30% of design. Assistant Director/City Engineer Selle
commented on the consideration that needs to be taken in regard to the Storm Drainage
Comprehensive Plan update and the N PDES 11 permit requirements.
Helbig answered questions asked by Chairman Wagner about the design costs.
Item 30 — SR 167 Corridor Study: Chairman Wagner asked if this item should be removed.
Director Dowdy stated studies are continuing and expansion of the HOV lanes is being
considered.
Senior Project Engineer Helbig and Assistant City Engineer oaub distributed an updated
spreadsheet showing the current status of anticipated road closures.
V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting was
adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Approved this day of
Rich Wagner
Chairman
, 2009.
Jennifer Rigsby
Public Works Department Secretary
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